Accidental Fish

April 09, 2012

Baked mahi mahi is topped with a butter-and-garlic sauce spiked with lemon juice and hot sauce in this southern-style recipe.

Ingredients

2	(4 ounce) fillets mahi mahi
2	teaspoons olive oil
½	cup salted butter
1	clove garlic, minced
1	tablespoon lemon juice
2	drops Louisiana-style hot sauce, or to taste
1	roma tomato, seeded and chopped (optional)1 green onion, chopped

Directions

1.Preheat an oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2.Rub the mahi mahi fillets with the olive oil and lay into a baking dish.
3.Bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 20 minutes.
4.While the mahi mahi bakes, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.
5.Stir the garlic, lemon juice, and hot sauce into the melted butter; simmer together for 1 minute. Add the tomato and green onion to the butter mixture; cook and stir until hot. Spoon over the baked fish to serve.